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Understanding Your Options After Diagnosis of Late Stage Breast Cancer

Options After Diagnosis of Late Stage Breast Cancer

Diagnosis of end stage breast cancer or metastatic breast cancer shakes a person’s world – physically, mentally, emotionally. Many questions come across about the future, lifestyle, treatment, finances, etc. One can have a wave of emotions, which can have a

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Low-Glucose Eating Pattern Improves Biomarkers of Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Risk

Low-Glucose Eating Pattern

A recent study published in the Nutrients journal found that, a low glucose eating pattern improves biomarkers of post-c breast cancer risk in women. The study included 50 women with high risk of post menopause breast cancer. The participants were

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Breast cancer and ovarian cancer: How are they linked ?

Breast cancer and ovarian cancer: How are they linked

Cancer is often described as one of the cruellest diseases of our era. Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide. In 2020, 2.3 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer globally making it the most common and prevalent type

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Beta-blocker use does not prevent contralateral breast cancer in breast cancer patients

Beta-blocker use does not prevent contralateral breast cancer

A recent study published in the International Journal of Cancer, showed that, irrespective of the beta-blocker type, there was no protective effect of beta-blocker use on the risk of contralateral breast cancer (CBC) among women. Beta blockers are a class

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Resistance Training Beneficial For Breast Cancer Survivors on Tamoxifen

Resistance Training Beneficial For Breast Cancer

A study published in the journal ‘Life Science’ found that resistance exercise training improved multiple health related factors in breast cancer survivors who were treated with the drug Tamoxifen. Furthermore, it was found that even on stopping resistance training many

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Support Groups: Why are they important for breast cancer patients?

Breast Cancer Support Group Benefits

Dealing with a breast cancer diagnosis itself can get very overwhelming, and surely, all breast cancer patients and survivors would agree to this. Many women undergo a lot of anxiety, stress, and depression when they are diagnosed with breast cancer

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Dance Movement Therapy Can Be Used Improve Mental Health of Breast Cancer Patients

Dance Movement Therapy

A recent study published in the ‘Journal of Evidence-Based And Alternative Medicine’, reported that dance/movement therapy (DMT), can successfully be used along with standard cancer treatment to improve mental health and quality of life in women diagnosed with breast cancer.

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Breast Cancer Vaccines

breast cancer vaccines

We are well-aware about how vaccines are generally developed for prevention of various infections. In case of infections, vaccines help your body identify the disease-causing virus and trigger an immune response accordingly. So, every time the virus tries to attack

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Patient Education Helps Improve Short-Term Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors

patient education breast cancer

A recent study published in the ‘Journal of clinical Rehabilitation’, revealed that patient education has a significant impact on short-term global quality of life and emotional quality of life in breast cancer survivors. This systematic literature review included data from

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Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation Found to be Higher in Breast Cancer Patients

Atrial Fibrillation Found to be Higher in Breast Cancer Patients

A latest study published in the ‘European Heart Journal’, revealed that atrial fibrillation is significantly higher in women after a breast cancer diagnosis. Atrial fibrillation refers to an abnormal heart rhythm that leads to poor blood flow. It is one

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